jillian, griff. griff: lauren, thank you.illian, to stay on what lauren was talking about a little bit here, you also saw dr. jerome adams from the previous administration on the weekend saying that the virus is spiraling out of control because of unvaccinated americans. here's the problem. it's become far too political, whether it is mask mandates or whether it is the shaming of unvaccinated americans. this administration and republican lawmakers i would suggest to you need to find a way to bring them back to the table. one way that isn't going to be effective is speaker nancy pelosi on sunday shows talking about those masks, enforcing the issue, at least she would like to do that in congress. listen. >> if you're asking me, i think that we should mask. but in terms of officially for the house floor, that's up to the capitol physician. jillian: go ahead, griff. griff: it's important to note, the sound bite you heard, that implies or includes vaccinated members as well. jillian: to that point, just about a half hour ago on th

griff.you're super stoked about this. i have to be honest with you, i haven't seen a second of it. griff: we have a lot more to talk about. it was a awkward opening ceremony but the games are on and the country will rally around our athletes because they're on fire. jillian: we'll have more on that a little later. in the meantime, two kinds of america, dr. anthony fauci describes the nation divided between vaccinated and unvaccinated american as new cases and hospitalizations surge. griff: lauren blanchard joins us live from washington with more republican governors encouraging vaccinations instead of stricter covid restrictions. >> reporter: dr. fauci says the u.s. is heading in the wrong direction with covid positive cases with less than half of the population fully vaccinated. >> it's kind of like we have two kinds of america. we have the very vulnerable unvaccinated part and we have the relatively protected vaccinated part. if you are vaccinated, you are in a different category. >> repor

griff. griff: we're joined by the congressman, thank you for taking a saturday and another member of the same committee, transportation and infrastructure, just the other side of the aisle. so let me just pick up where congressman crawford left off saying that speaker pelosi could be holding this all hostage as the senate right now as we speak working on the legislation, working on the bill for the $1.2 trillion actual infrastructure deal, but yet, speaker pelosi says that she won't take up anything until both pieces are sent over, passed in the senate, that being the $3 1/2 trillion budget reconciliation. is this, congressman, in trouble? where do things stand as far as you see it in the house caucus? >> good afternoon, good to be with you. democrats and president biden put a down payment on infrastructure with the american rescue plan sending $350 billion to states and cities for water and covid recovery and we're going to finish with this bipartisan infrastructure bill. there's lots of zi

griff. griff: alicia, the blue angels are celebrating their 75th anniversary. griff: i'm so excited i jumped the gun on the blue angels, just talked to their commander in the last segment and they are celebrating their 75th anniversary this independence day. the group is marking the occasion with a demonstration at the kansas city air show and that is where we find fox nation hoved and our proud american correspondence, abby hornacek who is in gardner, kansas. what is happening there now, such an exciting day. >> reporter: oh, my goodness. griff, it really is. the air show is going on as we speak. and you knows what? they're performing in front of a sold out crowd. 25,000 people yesterday, 25,000 people today. it is just a great show of patriotism. you know what? it's not just the fans who are showing that patriotism. it's the pilots as well. >> well, you know, it's a proud day to been an american, especially on the 4th of july. to be able to perform on the 4th of july is a dream come true,

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griff. griff: as the u.s. moves closer to completing its withdrawal in afghanistan, the taliban is claiming it has recaptured 85% of the country's territory. senior foreign affairs correspondent greg palkot is live from kabul, afghanistan. greg, good evening. what's the latest on the fight out there? >> griff, yeah, the taliban offensive continues. there are some reports today new since the last couple of days, of some kind of a fight back from the afghan troops, but yes, that 85% control claim was made by the taliban yesterday. most experts think that's not expect, but they hold about a third of this country and about another third is being contested. so that's a lot of ground, griff. overall, the afghan military's basically been rolling over in the last couple of weeks. there are these unconfirmed reports of a bit of a fight back in the western part of the country. there were supposed air strikes in the south. there r were clashes. the government is claiming there were taliban deaths, but really in the last

griff?ur southern border where the latest data shows more than 188,000 people were caught by board patrol agents crossing illegally into the u.s. last month alone. that is the fence in la joya, texas, in the rio grande valley sector, ground zero where they are up more than 460% in the encounters compared to this time last year, and that is where we find jonathan serrie with the latest. hi, jonathan. >> reporter: hi there, griff. florida governor ron desantis is going to be meeting with texas governor greg abbott for a security briefing. florida is among several states that have been sending resources both national guard and law enforcement to the texas border, although migrants, drugs and criminal activity enter the u.s. through america's incomplete border wall, they don't stop in texas border towns such as this. instead, they spread out across the country, so governor desantis as well as florida law enforcement officials who have been visiting the texas border this week realized they won't

griff. griff: and, jacqui, hurricane elsa has just been downgrade today a tropical storm, but search and rescue crews in surfside, florida are keeping an eye on the storm's track and potential to cause issues. this, as an official tells families that they will begin demolishing the rest of the champlain towers south tomorrow. and live from surfside, florida with the latest, hi, matt. >> and griff, that's a fairly big development. the remaining portions of the champlain towers could be demolished in a matter of days. officially officials said it would take week and now appears they're trying to move a little more hastily considering that that tropical storm could potentially impact southern florida here in a matter of about 48 hours. the remaining tower is a fairly large, 13-story tower and it's hovering directly over the search and rescue crews right now. so if any effects of a tropical storm or hurricane were to hit it, it could topple, another disaster. today is the second day in a row con

griff: and i'm griff jenkins.ronavirus. bill melugin is live in del rio with the latest. hi, bill. >> reporter: hey, griff, good afternoon to you. so all week long we've been showing you video of hundreds of migrants arriving here anding being taken into border patrol custody, and what happens after that has been kind of murky. where are they all going? well, we got some brand new, exclusive video. take a look at this. this was shot by our drone team about 8:00 this morning at mcallen bus station. we witnessed border patrol dropping off hundreds of migrants at the bus station down there where they are given bus tickets to be driven pretty much wherever they want to go within the country. now, according to "the new york post," they cannot keep up with business down there at the bus station, the bus companies. there have been so many is illegal immigrants packing these buses, they're just let go and released with notice to appear in court documents, and they're being driven all over the place, and local residents ar

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griff. griff: alicia, pope francis this a rome hospital today for a scheduled surgery on his large intestine. the vatican announcing the surgery early this morning and said they will announce when the procedure is complete. the 84 pontiff greeted the public in saint peter's square hours earlier. trey yingst is live in the jerusalem bureau with the latest. trey. >> reporter: good afternoon. pope francis is undergoing colon surgery today in rome. we know according to a statement released by the holy c press office the pope is having scheduled surgical intervention for diverticulitis. it can cause inflammation, discomfort and in some cases internal bleeding. it's a common medical problem for many aging adults. the 84 leader of the church attended the traditional sunday mass in st. peter's square before the procedure started. he said he would go to hungary in settlement and asked attendee -- september and asked attendee's to pray for him. the press office is expected to update the public on his

steve: griff, thank you very much.ist and sounds like in new york they will require, you know, city employees get it, probably out in california as well. so given what you said at the end, if your boss says, everybody has to get the shot or you're not going to work here, the doj says that's okay, right? griff: that's right. just to try to quickly explain it. if the secretary of health and human services declares an emergency like we have with this pandemic in the country, the doj's ruling or opinion now says that the fda, you can overlook the fda's full approval for drugs like this vaccine and that's what particularly in the healthcare environment folks are taking a hard look at pushing it until according to cdc director more americans are vaccinated with only about half of the country that have done so so far. steve: all right, griff. thank you so much. part of the reason why people want today get the vaccine so they wouldn't have to wear the mask and now they have to wear the mask. rachel: so many parents were told t

griff? about. griff: brian, rachel, good morning.f works asacol tier details it where hhs houses migrant children. they are alleging that hhs officials instructed them to minimize a covid outbreak at the facility earlier this year in a complaint and sent to four congressional committees they say, quote: every effort was made to down play the degree of covid infection at the site and the size of the outbreak was deliberately kept under wraps. fox news has reached out to hhs for comment. they have not sent back comments. meanwhile, a terrifying covid alert in la joya, texas part of the rgv where they're seeing a spike among migrants i don't. outrage abbott bands anyone other than state and law enforcement official from transporting migrants to try and stop the spread of covid into texas. >> the biden administration cares more about people who are not residents of america. he has one standard trying to mask up and vaccinated our fellow americans by allowing free pass into the united states of people with a high probability of covid and

griff: that was may.s gotten more complicated cnn town hall in ohio last night the president had this to say. >> we have a pandemic for those who haven't gotten a vaccination. if you are vaccinated you are not going to be hospitalized and you are not going to die. >> people should get vaccinated. griff: this comes, steve, as you mention, the administration reportedly debating whether to urge vaccinated americans to mask up again. though officials who spoke to the "the washington post" cautioned that any new formal guidance would come from the cdc. the president did, however, publicly say there is additional masking guidance likely coming for school kids. >> the cdc is going to say everyone under the age of 12 should probably be wearing a mask in school. those over the age of 12, if you are vaccinated you shouldn't wear a of course that. if you aren't vaccinated you should be wearing a mask. griff: to be clear, children under the age of 12 are not currently eligible to receive the vaccine. biden predicted

griff: as several states see new spikes in covid infections, there is renewed concern over whether folks may need to mask up again. we'll have the latest numbers next. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ deposit, plan and pay with easy tools from chase. simplicity feels good. chase. make more of what's yours. i booked our hotel on kayak. it's flexible if we need to cancel.

steve: griff, that's nuts. it's the same building. it's nuts. griff: it's nuts. and now we have got saturday at 5:00 a.m., tomorrow 5:00 a.m., d.c.'s mayor mural bowser is saying masks for everybody indoors. yet another wrinkle coming. brian: interesting word wrinkle a life upheaval, thanks so much, griff. here we go local officials will have our lifestyle in their hands. can't rule out more lockdowns and remote learning for kids when they go back to school. the locals can we would mask mandates or not. misinformation a problem. they still continue to say that now offering $100 incentives. steve: i did it for free. brian: i feel like i acted too soon if i held out. rachel: history. steve: i was only kidding about grant. rachel: he does love history. i was talking to sean about mask mandate. article 1 section 6 clause 1 protects senators and represent frifs getting arrested on their way to vote. it's in the constitution. you can't do that because when the founders did, this they were concerned that members might be arrested on their way to d.c. and it could affect

. >> hey, good afternoon, griff. every single state in the country is seeing a rise in new covid cases as the delta variant tips-- continues to dominate. st. louis county, for example, is mandating everyone over age five is having everyone wear a mask indoors regardless of vaccination. and indoor mask wearing for everyone. >> i'm vaccinated. i vaccinated for a reason to not have to wear a mask, but, i don't know. >> i think it's easier to

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griff: that's right.g, did the cdc end that mask mandate for vaccinated americans too soon? that's going to be the pressing question for fauci and wolenski at today's senate hearing with 48.6% of the country fully vaccinated just over 56 having gotten one shot in cases due to the delta variant are up 107% in the last two weeks. now some california areas like l.a. county are reinstating the mask mandate. with others in the san francisco bay area and southern nevada pushing for the vaccinated to mask up again. meanwhile, as you mention dollars, the american academy of pediatrics wants a mask on everyone older than 2 writing, quote: there are many children and others who cannot be vaccinated. this is why it's important to use every tool in our tool kit to safeguard children from covid-19, universal masking is one of those tools. well, dr. fauci, backs that guidance. >> when you have a degree of viral dynamics in the community, and you have substantial proportion of the population that is unvaccinated, you re

griff griff where does the cdc stand? they are sticking with its current guidance.ed, steve, ainsley, brian? brian: makes sense to give kid a choice. thanks so much, griff. parents out there i know you said yesterday i want my daughter to wear mask. that is your decision. we are in a country where parents make those decisions. statistically we have a year and how low the numbers and possibilities are. if a kid does get sick the chances are almost statistically zero percent of them having a serious illness under 5. and the whore says under 5 years old we don't recommend you wear mask at all. upwards of that the likelihood from 5 to 17 also, when you balance it out on behavior issues that go with it and denying people a life for the next two years statistically somebody not in danger in lading their life. ainsley: i'm not saying i don't have an optionmaybe someone at t the vaccine or mom is pregnant and can't get the vaccine until the baby is born. can you get a vaccine if you are pregnant a lot of moms are choosing not to. that little child at home could have a optio

griff. thank you very much. story that he was talking about from the "new york times" where now they're fast tracking deporting whole families, you know, they are doing something smart for a change. they are actually interviewing them right at the border as they apprehend them. and essentially what they are doing is they are trying to figure out if they qualify for asylum. and the bar is very easy. it's do you have a credible fear of persecution? if you don't, they are just turning them around. here's the thing. immigration advocates say this is denying these migrants. these people who are non-citizens their due process rights. what they want is they want the federal government to release them into the united states of america, into the interior, give them a court date and then, 80% of them will never show up. >> border patrol says many of them aren't even getting court dates it says like to be determined. steve: we are in a hurry. >> to be determined and that's it. what are the chances of you coming back when y

griff jenkins joins us live with the latest., griff. >> brain, ainsley and steve, you are right. masks back on in l.a. county indoors and until further notice. and it's where cases of that delta variant are speak spiking as well as masks back on in casinos in vegas for employees. and the watch is more areas kind teed follow as surgeon general vivek murthy defended. >> it's very reasonable for counties to take more mitigation measures like the mask rules that coming thought l.a. i anticipate that will happen in other parts of the country, too. griff: these mask mandates depart from current cdc guidelines that vaccinated people do not need to wear masks. jerome adams says he and dr. fauci were wrong against masks tweeting this: quote, i felt it was the best call at the time. but now regret it now is he calling on the cdc to reverse its course. meanwhile the administration is taking harder aim at facebook over covid misinformation. murthy reiterating president biden's rhetoric that the tech giant is, quote: killing people. saying e

griff, thanks.shley: republican congressman's byron don aldz dos plans to call on facebook to testify. >> the president of the united states has forgotten what the first amendment stands for. it means the government, no elected official, whether the president or myself, has the ability to abridge speech. you can't put pressure on private companies to have them do your bidding for you. it's outrageous. they need to answer about this one. ashley: he wants to hear what ability they have in their decisions. todd: a key ally is concerned about volatility in afghanistan growing. a retired general is slamming joe biden's hasty troop pullout from afghanistan. >> the situation on the ground has become increasingly dire with each passing week. todd: president biden has given a deadline of august 31st for removal of all u.s. troops from the area. coming up at the end of this hour, we are talking to the father of a 15-year-old girl who was killed in a terror attack in jerusalem. he says jordan has been harborin

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todd: we are going to go to griff. crisis at the southern border taking hold, major reversal and circuit migrant families who don't qualify for asylum will be expelled. jillian: griff jenkins joins us with what is causing the spike. >> dhs releasing a statement about a beer a policy accelerating the policy, certain family units not able to be expelled under title 42 will be placed in expedited removal, the biden has administration building a humane immigration system, welcome news to dan patrick. >> too little too late. they are worried about covid. a lot of these people coming from guatemala, it is 14%, honduras 7% to 8% so you have a lot of potential covid cases coming in. >> the administration has title 42, 750,000 this fiscal year as the hardest hit sector seeing a spike among migrant detainees. we asked tom home and about the pose to americans. >> the us citizens, the southwest border is wide open. >> the members of congress led by anna presley demanding the administration lift title 42 but when asked about it she

griff jenkins joins us from washington with potential changes and a resurgence of cases. >> the whitelic message of it is back, store masks, has got more complicated now. at a cnn townhall the president had this to say. >> we have a pandemic for those, if you are vaccinated, you are not going to be hospitalized and not going to die. people should get vaccinated. >> this comes as the administration is debating whether they urge vaccinated americans to return to mask language officials who spoke to the washington post cautioned formal guidance would come from the cdc. likely additional masking guidance coming for schoolkids. >> the cdc is going to say anyone under the age of 12 should be wearing a mask in school. those over the age of 12 to be vaccinated, shouldn't wear a mask, if you aren't vaccinated you should be wearing a mask. >> children under 12 are still not eligible to receive the vaccine biden predicts they will be able to get vaccinated, unclear if that means by the time school starts in the fall, as the cdc director, accounts for 83% of all covid cases nationwide and cities

griff: the democrats screaming lack of credibility extends well beyond cobra january 6th.their infrastructure shell game, 0 reason for the romney group to play footsie with the administration infrastructure unless they want democrats to keep the majority next year. it is one big set of that gives biden a political cover of bipartisanship and rams are a massive they a lot of the very blue states that want to stay locked down and mask up forever. that republicans should do to the democrats what the red state governors did to the cdc, just tune them out. joining us is phil klein, editor at "national review". senator joe manchin revealed that the real goal of this infrastructure bill is if a bipartisan bill falls apart everything could fall apart. how stupid do the republicans look like cassidy in louisiana, romney, etc. for being -- >> it is ridiculous. for months the arguments defenders of this bipartisan charade have been making to a lot of conservatives has been if we get this bipartisan deal that will convince moderates such as manchin and cinema to oppose the bigger deal

todd: griff jenkins kicking us off on a monday. thank you.ley: republican congressman byron donalds plans to call on facebook to testify before congress. take a listen. >> the president of the united states forgot what the first amendment of the united states actually means and stands for. it means that the government, no elected official has the ability to abridge speech. you can't put pressure on private companies to have them do your bidding for you. it's outrageous. they they need to answer congress about this one. ashley: he wants to question facebook on the role the federal government has in their content and monitoring decisions. todd: two more democrats who fled texas to avoid voting on republican backed voting bills tested positive for covid-19, that brings the total to five members testing positive since arriving in washington. it appears vice president kamala harris will not be quarantining, despite meeting with the group of lawmakers. she had a routine checkup yesterday, the white house says the vice president didn't have close co

griff jenkins joins us live as senator paul is asking the doj for a criminal referral. >> reporter: it was supposed to be hearing about the delta variant and vaccinations but it did quickly turn into a fight over covid origins as senator paul and doctor fauci traded accusations live. are referring to was judged by qualified staff up and down the chain as not being gain of function. you do not know what you are talking about. >> gain of function research was going on in that lab in your abuse getting the truth. >> if anybody is lying here it is you. >> senator paul has been long a critic of doctor fauci and he continued to maintain the 2015 paper about bad coronavirus is written by xi lee, is indeed proof that they financed this gain of function research which increases the transmissibility of viruses. >> we quoted a scientist from rutgers university with a 30 year history in cellular biology this it was the epitome of gain of function research and all doctor fauci could do was call me a liar. >> reporter: paul sending a letter to the doj asking for, referral on fauci. he said at one po

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griff jenkins. thank you very much. tucker carlson with this on the new mask mandates. >> we have long ago left the realm of public health. this is about politics and it is about social control. the biden administration has decided it owns your body and the media agree. if the rest of us allow that grotesque claim to be unchallenged we're in deep trouble going forward long after covid receipts, and it will at some point. >> harris: a "new york post" op-ed went after more mask madness from the cdc saying it was just a week ago the agency says teachers and students did not need to wear masks. republican governors tearing into the new guidance as well. florida governor ron desantis says it is not based on science. nebraska governor pete rickette says it flies in the face of public health goals. iowa governor reynolds says it is not grounded in reality or common sense. dr. marc siegel fox news contributor professor of medicine at langone medical center. we have been talking for months about what we knew when trump was in of

griff: for our viewers just

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griff jenkins breaking a major story today.igrants just in the last two weeks alone. the surge not slowing down. rio grande valley had more than 15,000 apprehensions in one single week, so those cova numbers are going to be a major concern. >> sandra: just remarkable. john. >> john: sandra, the texas governor also slamming democrats and state lawmakers who fled his state to block a republican voting bill. >> the democrats who remain in texas, working in the texas senate, they were able to work to make amendments to that bill that would be more to their liking. that is exactly what the texas house democrats could have done, how they remained in austin, texas, as opposed to wasting their time in washington, d.c. their constituents are getting mighty upset about the fact that their house member is not in texas, doing the job they were elected to do. >> john: this comes as the number of covid cases involving an potentially connected to those texas lawmakers keeps rising. those democrats speaking in washington just now, republicans

griff: charles, good morning, cleanup is the right word.night director ralensky stunned viewers when she answered bret's question about a possible federal vaccine mandate. watch. >> that's something that i think the administration is looking into. it's something that we are looking to see approval from the vaccine. overall, i think, in general i'm all for more vaccination but, you know, i have nothing further to say on that except that we are looking into this policy. griff: that created a fire storm forcing the director to walk it back taking to twitter an hour later writing to clarify, they'll be no nationwide mandate. i was referring to mandates by private institutions in portions oh testify federal government. there will be no federal mandate. this after a disastrous week for the cdc on messaging reversing their guidance, calling for vaccinated americans to mask up in areas where the delta variant is surging which president biden had to clean up in this exchange with our very own peter doocy. [inaudible] >> that was true at the time. ne

griff jenkins is live in washington this morning with more. good morning. >> good morning, julie.h covid cases and the numbers in the rio grande valley sector are nothing short of alarming. they are seeing a 900% increase in positive cases in migrant detainees, 135 and just the first two weeks of july, and 44 border patrol agents are currently positive as a result. five of them are in the hospital. that didn't come up in yesterday's hearing which was supposed to be about the delta variant and vaccinations, but it quickly turned into a brawl over covid origins. >> this paper that you are referring to was judged by qualified staff up and down the chain as not being gain of function. you do not know what you are talking about. >> gain of function research was going on in that lab. >> if anyone is lying here, senator, it is you. >> there's a paper written by a wuhan lab researcher that is proof that the nih financed gain of function research which increases the transmissibility of viruses. >> he quoted a scientist from rutgers university with a 30-year history and cellular biology who

a ran public. griff has opened up between saudi arabia and emerald city allies over a crucial oil deal. the opec plus alliance of oil producing countries were meeting, but it's now been postponed. the u. e. a poses a, pushed by the others to raise output only in the short term, but extend cuts until after april 2022 productions been inching up since being slashed last year when the pandemic crushed them on saudi arabia is called for rationality and compromise. while the u. s. a says it's been patient enough as talk to cornelia mine now she's an oil and energy analyst and the ceo of my resource. she joins us live from burn in switzerland. good to have you with us. so how serious a thread is this disagreement to the unity of opec, do you think? well, it's quite unprecedented, especially if it's due to age old allies, will the kingdom of the way, the united arab emirates. and the thing is, is about baseline. a baseline baseline numbers that were, that were given last last april when you remember the oil price was w t. i turned negative quick for a short while. and the bias based on number

so the t griff fighters, seeing that they're going to take a war, then make sure that every inch of t great is taken back by them, but also had probably some mar, 4th, it was saying that that will not leave without a fight. and catherine, we've also been hearing from the us that the humanitarian needs are immense. so has the government's indicated when it will open the t gray, aerospace for humanitarian aid. and even when that happens, can a get to a majority of those who are needs always spoke to faith minister of foreign affairs, read one who said yesterday. and he did say that the government is willing and will open the s b for humanitarian flights. he did not say when, but he said soon enough wsb has said that it's running low on woodstock, so it needs that airport in the copy fold macalester open as soon as possible, but then it is. i mean, a lot of other humanitarian organizations also say it is a logistical nightmare because they're not just talking about the airport being close right now. the guy, there's no electricity. power lines have been cattle. there is no internet or me

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>> i agreed to be on the segment because i was told griff jenkins was in today.n january 6th was tragic and chilling and worthy of any commission in the past. we would rather see something like the 9/11 commission which had former politicians, not current ones that will make this ultra partisan, the 2 thirds of cable news will gladly eat up and it will have the same effect we saw with the first impeachment of donald from where pelosi and democrats overplay their hand and had them all for partisan hearing that half of them pulled out and it had a boomerang effect. people that are put on that are republicans, liz cheney said pelosi has no business determining which republican sit on committees because it sets a dangerous institution, she flip-flops her way into this committee by saying republicans shouldn't be determined by pelosi and adam can figure is another insult to bipartisanship. they have one thing in common, they criticize the president no longer in power donald trump more than the current one, when you don't have jim jordan, no question to nancy pelosi ab

todd: griff jenkins, republicans walk maskless in defiance, things and sweet music for us. >> reporter: i will spare you of that. we've come a long way since the president said this on the fourth of july. >> today we are closer than ever to declare independence from the deadly virus. >> reporter: 26 days later every federal employee must show proof of vaccination or face rigorous testing, where he mass, social distance and limit their travel they are not calling it a mandate and are sensitive to going backwards. >> using the mask forever. >> that was true at the time, people getting vaccinated, they didn't get vaccinated. it spread more rapidly and people getting sick. >> biden is directing the military to look at adding covid shots, offering $100 to get the shot, calling for public clinics, this as much of the country returns to mask mandate on capitol hill where some refuse to wear masks can be arrested. capitol police issue this memo offices should not arrest any member for failure to wear a mask but any person who fails to comply would be subject to arrest for unlawful entry. house

griff jenkins joins us with the claim that biden officials ordered them to downplay a covert outbreak. what is going on? >> governor abbott's executive order is pretty significant. it bans anyone other than federal, state or local law enforcement official from transporting migrants to stop the spread of covid into texas. >> the biden administration cares more about people who are not residents of america, to mask up and vaccinate fellow americans, allowing free passage into the united states of people with high probability of covid and spreading that covid in our communities. >> this comes after news broke of a catholic charity placing covid positive migrants into a local hotel. lawyer police sergeant says they found out when a customer whataburger witnessed migrant families teasing and coughing unmasked. cvp processed them and they tested positive for covid. >> no one told the city of la jolla, no one told the police department these people were here and no one told us these people were possibly ill. >> a 900% spike in covid cases, according to congressman henry cuellar, 70 border pa

tensions -- griff jenkins joins us as whistleblowers claim biden officials ordered them to downplay aert outbreak. what is that about? >> good morning. a lot happening, this executive order is interesting, governor abbott banning ground transportation by anyone other than federal state or local wasn't official to stop the spread of covid in texas communities and authorizing the ps to pull over anyone who violates that? >> the biden administration cares more about people who are not residents, one senator trying to mask up and vaccinate our fellow americans but by allowing free pass into the united states of people with the highest probability of covid and then spreading that covid in our communities. >> reporter: this after news the catholic charity placing covid positive migrants into a local hotel. a police sergeant said they only found that when a customer at a whatohberger witnessed and amassed migrant families needing and coughing, flacking down office to who process the family a few days earlier and they tested positive for covid. >> we did not know this, no one told the city of

griff jenkins in washington ahead of today's hearing. >> the question will be did the cdc end it's maskamericans too soon? among the witnesses, doctor fauci of the cdc director russia will in ski. only half the country has gotten the shots. 48.2% are fully vaccinated, 56.one% received one dose but with a spike in the delta variant and cases up 107% nationwide several areas mostly in california have reinstated mask mandates like la county or are recommending mask wearing for the vaccinated in the san francisco bay area and southern nevada as the american academy of pediatrics calling for kids age 2 and above to mask up saying in their guidance, quote, there are many children and others who cannot be vaccinated. this is why it is important to use every tool to safeguard children from covid 19. universal masking is one of those tools. that guidance doctor fauci backed yesterday. >> when you have a degree of viral dynamics in the community and substantial proportion of the population that is unvaccinated, you want to go the extra mile, that is a reasonable thing to do. todd: in new york cit

griff: this is being used for political purposes.rain sees that but real clear investigations had the name of the person who allegedly shot the only person who ended up dying during this riot, ashley babbitt. those details are being withheld but there is reaction from the top democrat on the intel committee. watch. >> very specifically dangerous when the president is trying to reveal the identity of a police officer that he knows may put their life in jeopardy of the person's identity becomes public so it is very serious as well as fanning this right-wing talking point. laura: are you surprised they want to keep this hidden, other incidents across the country, hidden police officer involved in a controversial shooting, demands made by most people including democrats to reveal identities. >> i don't have enough information what transpired at that moment. if we did an investigation, the capitol police did an amazing job that day. adam schiff to be part of this committee, the individual who said he had proof about russia ahead of time,

. >> griff jenkins kicking off the 5 am hour.us in dc on covid not just on that hearing but texas democrats who fled the state of texas to be courageous and powerful and talk about voting rights but created a super spreader event following that 6 of them out of 55 got covid and the pelosi staffer, biden staffer getting covid as well. at the end of the day if this were republicans this would be the number one story that you heard everywhere on every single channel but it is not. jillian: even if it were republicans, if that picture surfaced of them on a packed play not wearing masks people would still have an issue. todd: we are many days into this so far, democrats who fled texas are doubling down on the courageous this of their trip. >> a couple people, one person from the speaker's office helping us last week when we were on capitol hill. we don't regret coming into dc, important to protect the freedom to vote, we leave texas in order to prevent republicans from passing their anti-voter legislation. jillian: there were numerous

griff jenkins joins us with more on the fight over the face covering. >> reporter: masks making a comebackt will be we be required to put it back on? the answer is unclear. internal debate at the white house, the president dodged the question. >> we follow the science. what is "happening now" is all the major scientific numbers in the 25 person group we put together, all possibilities of what is "happening now". >> jen psaki insists no determination has been reached d faring to the cdc. >> we are regularly intelligent every given meetings how to continue to address the virus. there hasn't been a decision made, they made that very clear. >> this as covid response coordinator jeff sign says the new cases are coming from these 3 states, florida, texas and missouri with florida accounting for one in 5 infections, on the heels of the president announcing the cdc will soon advise kids to wear masks. in chicago, already mandating it but florida governor ron desantis says not so fast. >> there has been talk about people advocating at the federal level imposing compulsory masks on kids. we are not

todd: griff jenkins joins us with the president's message to unvaccinated americans. >> reporter: timeget your mask back out, the decision wasn't something they took lightly but the science is changing. >> information on the delta very and from several states indicates in rare occasions some vaccinated people infected with the delta very and after vaccination may be contagious. this new science is worrisome and warrants an update to our recommendations. >> reporter: the guidance is controversial. fully vaccinated people need to mask up in areas of substantial's rates. it is a shift to schools calling for universal masking while teachers and staff, students, and visitors, regardless of vaccination status, teachers union president randi weingarten tweeting supports a recovered vaccine remains the most important tool, masking, until children under 12 are eligible and more eligible americans get vaccinated as the president is the first federal vaccine mandate for the government of veterans affairs requiring all va health facilities to face routine testing, it might extend to all government

thank you, griff. meanwhile, speaking of capitol hill. was going on in that lab and nih funded it? >> i totally resent that. >> and could have. >> if anybody is lying here, senator. it is you. brian: oops. you are not telling the truth. former white house coronavirus testing czar admiral brett giroir will react next. at least he told us he would. ♪ feels like the first time ♪ feels like the very first time ♪ born to be wild ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ born to be wild ♪ see disney's jungle cruise. applebee's and a movie, now that's eatin' good in the neighborhood. ♪ now that's eatin' good someone once told me, that i should get used to people staring. so i did. it's okay, you can stare. when you're a two-time gold medalist, it comes with the territory. it's an important time to save. with priceline, you can get up to 60% off amazing hotels. and when you get a big deal... you feel like a big deal. ♪♪ priceline. every trip is a big deal. so, you have diabetes, here are some easy rules. no sugar. no pizza. no foods you love. stressed? no stress. exercise. but no

griff: where does this go from here? is this all political?blicans are terrorists, democrats are patriots, they want to roll this into 2022, they know they will lose the house so try to tag republicans with this going forward and it is obvious. >> a sham. for 6 with pelosi has played nothing but politics. the senate had two bipartisan committees to investigate this and put out two reports. they know on december 14th there was a problem. the people in charge of parking knew more than the individuals who protect the capital police, national guard were in washington dc, them correcting traffic instead of being at the capital. you made that decision? >> i was amazed -- why was that decision made you think? a lot of people think this is very strange? didn't look at just what happened on 9/11 but what led up to it. that -- what built-up when the riots were going on at the national guard were there and nancy pelosi was criticized because they were at the lincoln memorial, was the decision made by the speaker not to have the national guard at the capi